Barefoot in the fields since I was knee-high
Chasing fireflies under the summer sky
Mama called me in, but I'd always make her wait
This land's in my blood, it's more than just a place
I belong to the dirt, it's where I'm from
Feel it in my bones when the day is done
You can keep your towers and shiny cars
I'll take my truck, the fields, and the stars
'Cause I belong to the dirt, yeah I do
It's who I am, through and through
Yeah, I belong to the dirt
Learned to drive a tractor before I drove a car
Worked from sun up to when I heard my Daddy call
Some folks call it simple, but they just don't know
The pride in watching what you've planted grow
I belong to the dirt, it's where I'm from
Feel it in my bones when the day is done
You can keep your towers and shiny cars
I'll take my truck, the fields, and the stars
'Cause I belong to the dirt, yeah I do
It's who I am, through and through
Yeah, I belong to the dirt
There's poetry in those furrows and music in the rain
Wisdom in the seasons, it's growin' in the grain
Wouldn't trade this life for all the money in the world
I've found it in my field. I've found that priceless pearl
Some folks might wonder why I choose to stay
My roots are deep and I wouldn't trade - nah, I wouldn't trade
I belong to the dirt, it's where I'm from
Feel it in my bones when the day is done
You can keep your towers and shiny cars
I'll take my truck, the fields, and the stars
'Cause I belong to the dirt, yeah I do
It's who I am, through and through
Yeah, I belong to the dirt
When my time comes, lay me down right here
In the earth I've tended year after year
This is where I come from, it's where I belong
It's all I could ever want
'Cause I belong to the dirt